Built to last. How high is your mileage?

[vtec4thgen]

Calling all Honda owners, I want to know if you've ever owned a Honda with morbidly excessive mileage, or know of a family/friends Honda with astronomical k's. I want to know the year, model, engine, mileage, and a brief rundown on the car. Keep in mind it is approx 40,000kms to drive around the circumference of the earth and about 400,000kms to the moon.

Current winterbeater, I got the car with 412,000kms with a bad fuel pump. Four winters later, two trips to Grand Prairie, one to Edmonton, many ventures through trees, snow, mud, rocks and several trips to Vancouver, and 40,000kms of pizza delivery the car has only left me stranded once. Ive replaced routine maintenance stuff, and the transmission twice(auto).

1986 Honda Accord LX-i sedan, A-series 12-valve PGM-Fi, *483,000kms*, Its gone around the earth approx 12 times, or to the moon-turned around-and about 1/4 of the way back to earth.

[fliptuner]

Originally Posted by fliptuner

My cousin used his '90 Si for courier work. 500,000km and the head had never come off the car. Smoked a bit til the valve seals warmed up but drove great and still passed aircare. He was on his second clutch when he SOLD it. I changed the oil every month regardless of mileage and did a tune up every year. 4 rads, 2 starters, 3 alternators, 3 pairs of CV's, 2 coils, 4 timing belts about a dozen brake jobs, 2 alarms and 6 or 7 stereo systems.

He pretty much granny shifted it all day. Whenever I got my hands on it to work on, I would actually rev the thing and drive it moderately hard. He always said it drove better after I had it for a couple of hours. LOL

To my knowledge, the guy we sold it to is still driving it with the same motor and he's only replaced the timing belt, water pump and clutch.

[azzurro32]

Not mine, but years ago when I did my driving training, the tercel I used (I know not Honda) had 700k
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[Soundy]

My first '87 Accord LX sedan, we got in '94 with about 160,000km on it. Eight years later, I wrote it off with 487,000km on it (that included two or three work trips to Prince George, another to Prince Rupert, several to Kamloops and Kelowna, a family trip to Chicago, a road trip with a buddy to San Francisco, a visit to Calgary, and a LOT of putzing around town).

Over at www.3geez.com (site for third-gen Accords), there's a guy whose family has a 3gee with over 1 million km - they make (or made, anyway) family road trips to South America in it.
http://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54748
http://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59952

[XtC-604]

had a 92 accord EX-R drove it to 350,000kms and sold it. Reliable as shit, change oil put gas in and go

[LiquidTurbo]

During this time you guys had to replace things like CV joints?

[shenmecar]

My driving instructor told me his 03 Corolla has over 700,000km on it. Can't be sure though because the odometer stopped at 299,999. He uses the Trip A/B odometer to keep track now.

[LiquidTurbo]

Seems like most Hondas from the 90s had fantastic mechanicals, except body rust is a huge problem. Most rust out before the engines quit.

[oldsnail]

i sold my 93 civic si hatch @ 350km..

i've owned since 12x xxx and driven to ontario once.. alberta at a separate occasion, and used it for service calls for a year.

timing belt broked once, coz the previous owner lied to me and had to change some more engine components due to it being an interference engine.

other than that, i've only replaced the radiator, distributer, swapped an ek stock exhaust and rebuilt the starter.

the rest were wear and tear items such as oil changes, brake pads, and etc
original tranny / clutch was still on the car when i sold it.

it did pretty well.. still ran strong when i sold it.

[stanton]

Have a '99 Civic Si with 465,XXX km's on it. I put it in a wheat field, hit a moose and got rear ended on the Island Highway just outside Nanimo with it, but other then that its been great. I have done 3 timing belts, two wheel bearings(drove up to and from work 5km on a gravel road), and one set of brakes. But still don't want to get rid of it. Awesome gas mileage and is perfect for running around town.

[nickmak]

today at work a regular customer brought in their 1995 integra with 490, 000km's. only minor (and common) problems like cracked rear trailing arm bushings, both outer CV boots were torn and the cam end plug was leaking. my friend had a 1989 accord EX-I in high school that took a beating (logging roads etc) and the transmission went out at just under 400, 00km's, he sent it to the wrecker but i'm 100% positive that the engine could keep going. i learnt a ton of stuff about cars working on that thing! radiators, A/C compressor, DIY alignments. he owns a 1986 GMC truck now with over 500, 000km's since it was a work truck for a construction company.

[TypeRNammer]

347,000km on my del sol, well the chassis that is.

Engine took a poop @ 309,000km

[tofu1413]

85' civic wagon that i bought for 400 bucks.


sold it at 342,000kms. almost trouble free (heater hose bursted) rust on the rear arch. kept going and going and going... served me well for four months

i wonder where it is right now actually... HAHA

all original motor besides t belt and water pump (last owner did it)

[tiger_handheld]

good read.. my 95 eg has 250k right now.

BUILT HONDA TOUGH

[Jsunu]

My civic has only 200 000km

but my old camery lasted 315 000km with a ton of beating. Dam that thing would never die!

[lexluthor09]

My 92 Civic has 160,000kms on it.

I have a long way to go before I can say its built to last =P

[spoon.ek9]

my '90 EF Dx has 263,000 with the original engine (d15b7). zero major problems in the 1.5years i've owned it (was previously a friends). most expensive repair so far was a new rad.

the km's on my EK are disgustingly low

[BMW135i]

My friend's EK is at 290,000km chassis and his D16Y7.

[genesis195]

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[fliptuner]

Originally Posted by genesis195

my mk3 supra is 150k on a 7mgte motor. Anyone know of another 7mgte with higher mileage?

That's like going to Chinatown and asking how to make tandoori.

[Qmx323]

'87 accord at 258000 km.

strong as fuck (as strong as 95whp is gonna get you)

[LiquidTurbo]

Originally Posted by Qmx323

'87 accord at 258000 km.

strong as fuck (as strong as 95whp is gonna get you)

Any rust?

[Qmx323]

yeah some on the right side passenger QP

[LiquidTurbo]

This ain't my car, but check out this RSX.


He says he's at 211k MILES. That's almost 340,000km, on an RSX K20A2 with I/H/E.

[valent|n0]

I am still looking for my odometer picture but I sold my car last year and it's got 489,000 KMS

still looks pretty (IMO)